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anglagard
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Message 16 of 20 (335401)
07-26-2006 8:28 AM
Reply to: Message 14 by riVeRraT
07-26-2006 8:06 AM


Divorce Rates
Give me a valid reason why Christian divorce rate is higher than all others.
Don't think anyone said the Christian divorce rate is higher, just that it appears the conservative Christian or fundamentalist Christian divorce rate in the US is higher.
This is because the divorce rate in the areas of the US commonly referred to as the Bible Belt is generally higher than the rest of the nation.
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This was my best guess from message 6:
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Agreed, successful marriages require compromise. The relationship between fundamentalism and authoritarianism as expressed in self-righteous dogmatism makes compromise more difficult.
{ABE} Of course, such an apparent correlation may be solely due to other factors, however, I suspect there is some relationship between divorce and self-righteousness as explained above.
Edited by anglagard, : apparent correlation.

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nator
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Message 17 of 20 (335650)
07-27-2006 6:43 AM
Reply to: Message 12 by riVeRraT
07-26-2006 7:59 AM


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It's been my experience the more you try to do things right, the more resistance you face.
That hasn't been my experience.

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nator
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Message 18 of 20 (335652)
07-27-2006 6:47 AM
Reply to: Message 15 by riVeRraT
07-26-2006 8:13 AM


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Pretending he dosn't exist, allows him to win.
Once you realize that there is no such thing as the Boogeyman, your fear just melts away.
You realize that it was just a childish fantasy, based upon nothing but your own fears of the unknown.
Eventually, most of us grow out of belief in the Boogeyman, but some of us replace him with "the devil".

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nator
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Message 19 of 20 (335653)
07-27-2006 6:56 AM
Reply to: Message 14 by riVeRraT
07-26-2006 8:06 AM


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Give me a valid reason why Christian divorce rate is higher than all others.
That is not what was claimed, rat. This is what I said, bold added:
It has been the case for quite a few years now that, among various religious groups, the highest divorce rates are to be found among the most strict, conservative Christians, and the lowest are found among Catholics, liberal Jews, and Athiests and Agnostics.
Here is the specific info:
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Barna's results verified findings of earlier polls: that conservative Protestant Christians, on average, have the highest divorce rate, while mainline Christians have a much lower rate. They found some new information as well: that atheists and agnostics have the lowest divorce rate of all. George Barna commented that the results raise "questions regarding the effectiveness of how churches minister to families." The data challenge "the idea that churches provide truly practical and life-changing support for marriage."
Donald Hughes, author of The Divorce Reality, said: "In the churches, people have a superstitious view that Christianity will keep them from divorce, but they are subject to the same problems as everyone else, and they include a lack of relationship skills. ...Just being born again is not a rabbit's foot." Hughes claim that 90% of divorces among born-again couples occur after they have been "saved."

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riVeRraT
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Message 20 of 20 (335960)
07-28-2006 6:20 AM
Reply to: Message 18 by nator
07-27-2006 6:47 AM


three replies?
Can't you just reply once to me?
Once you realize that there is no such thing as the Boogeyman, your fear just melts away.
You realize that it was just a childish fantasy, based upon nothing but your own fears of the unknown.
Eventually, most of us grow out of belief in the Boogeyman, but some of us replace him with "the devil".
Then why are you agnostic?

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